London to Southampton by direct coach
Bus to Southampton from London by National Express & Megabus
National Express bus from London to Southampton
Coach services from London to Southampton are operated by two UKs’ well-known carriers - National Express and South West Trains c/o Megabus.
National Express provides a direct, intercity coach service between London and Southampton. There is no other coach operator, which offers similar coach shuttle service between these two cities.
On this route Megabus provides additional option for travel. You can travel between London and Southampton by train. South West Trains, which operates these connections, is a partner of Megabus. Both companies belong to the Stagecoach corporation. Service operated by South West Trains, but seats can be booked through Megabus. In this case, stations and bus stops are situated in other locations. Travel time is about 1 hour and 30 minutes.
National Express offers about 13 direct services per day, while Megabus’ partner South West Trains has up to 6 connections a day.
Most services terminate in Southampton, but some of them are not intended to serve the route from London to Southampton only, the coaches and trains run on larger distances and Southampton is only an intermediate stop.
London to Southampton - not only by bus
South West Train - Megabus partner from London to Southampton
The National Express direct coach line between London and Southampton is 032 and there are few other carriers’ routes passing through Southampton. There are currently no Megabus coaches from London to Southampton, but Megabus cooperates with South West Trains.
Some of the National Express coach services from Southampton to London begin their journey at one of the UKs’ south-western cities or towns, however, all terminate at Victoria Coach Station in London (see details below).
Useful links to coach timetables & fares
On this page you’ll also find:
- How to buy tickets online
- Carriage of luggage & bikes
- Alternate transportation: trains, car rentals, planes
- Accommodation in London and Southampton
National Express coaches are high-class vehicles, equipped with toilet, air conditioning, reclining seats and radio. Both carriers put the safety and comfort of passengers first, so the vehicles are equipped with a large number of safeguards. The operators are using modern vehicles with large panoramic windows and increased legroom. Some coaches on this route provide free Wi-Fi and can take passengers in wheelchairs on board the bus.
Travelling between London and Southampton with National Express takes about 2 hours 15 minutes and 1 hour 30 minutes with South West Trains. This is one of the cheapest transport options between Central London and Southampton.
Go to National Express or Megabus website to check current timetable and prices and book a ticket for your journey.
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Timetables and fares...
Bus to Southampton from London by National Express
| National Express service number | ▼ | 035 |
032 |
032 | 032 | 032 | 032 | 032 | 032 |
| Days of operation | ▼ | Daily | Daily | Daily | Daily | Daily | Daily | Daily | Daily |
| Period(s) of operation | ▼ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| LONDON, Victoria Coach Station | Dep. | 7:00 | 8:30 | 9:30 | 10:30 | 11:30 | 12:30 | 13:30 | 14:30 |
| LONDON, Hammersmith |
Dep. | - | - | 9:50 | - | - | - | 13:50 | - |
| SOUTHAMPTON, University | Arr. | - | - | 11:35 | - | 13:30 | - | 15:35 | - |
| SOUTHAMPTON, Coach Stn. |
Arr | 8:50h | 10:45 | 11:45 | 12:45 | 13:40 | 14:45 | 15:45 | 16:45 |
Bus to Southampton from London by National Express
| National Express service number | ▼ | 032 | 032 | 032 |
032 |
032 | 032 | 032 | 032 |
| Days of operation | ▼ | Daily | Daily | Daily | Daily | Daily | Daily | Daily | Daily |
| Period(s) of operation | ▼ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| LONDON, Victoria Coach Station | Dep. | 15:30 | 16:30 | 17:30 | 18:30 | 19:30 | 20:30 | 22:00 | 23:30 |
| LONDON, Hammersmith |
Dep. | - | - | 17:50 | - | 19:45 | - | - | - |
| SOUTHAMPTON, University | Arr. | 17:30h | - | 19:35h |
- |
21:30 |
- |
23:50 |
01:25 |
| SOUTHAMPTON, Coach Stn. |
Arr | 17:40h | 18:45h | 19:45h | 20:45h | 21:40 | 22:40 | 23:59 | 01:35 |
1 = Does not operate 24 & 31 December
h = 15 minutes later Mon to Fri (exc Bank Holidays, 29-31 December and 2 January)
Bus to London from Southambpton by National Express
| National Express service number | ▼ | 035 |
032 | 032 | 032 | 032 | 032 | 032 | 032 | 032 |
| Days of operation | ▼ | Daily | Daily | Daily | Daily | Daily | Daily | Daily | Daily | Daily |
| Period(s) of operation | ▼ | - |
- | - |
- |
- | - | - | - | - |
| SOUTHAMPTON, Coach Stn. | Dep. | 4:00 | 4:50g | 6:00z | 7:10x | 8:20g | 9:30 | 10:30 | 11:30 | 12:30 |
| SOUTHAMPTON, University | Dep. | - | 4:58g | 6:10z | - | 8:30g | - | 10:40 | - | 12:40 |
| LONDON, Hammersmith | Arr. | - | - | - | - | 10:30 | - | 12:30 | - | 14:30 |
| LONDON, Victoria Coach Station | Arr. | 5:50 | 7:20 | 8:50 | 9:50 | 10:50 | 11:50 | 12:50 | 13:50 | 14:50 |
Bus to London from Southampton by National Express
| National Express service number | ▼ | 032 | 032 | 032 | 032 | 032 | 032 | 032 | 035 |
| Days of operation | ▼ | Daily | Daily | Daily | Daily | Daily | Daily | Daily | Fr,Sa,Su |
| Period(s) of operation | ▼ | - | - | - |
- |
- | - | 1 | 2 |
| SOUTHAMPTON, Coach Stn. | Dep. | 13:30 | 14:30 | 15:30 | 16:15g | 17:15g | 18:30 | 20:00 | 21:30 |
| SOUTHAMPTON, University | Dep. | - | 14:40 | - | 16:25g | - | 18:40 | - | - |
| LONDON, Hammersmith | Arr. | - | - | - | 18:30 | - | 20:25 | - | - |
| LONDON, Victoria Coach Station | Arr. | 15:50 | 16:50 | 17:50 | 18:50 | 19:50 | 20:45 | 22:15 | 23:20 |
M = Monday, T= Tuesday, W = Wednesday, Th = Thursday, Fr = Friday, Sa = Saturday, Su = Sunday
1 = Does not operate 24 & 31 December.
2 = Operates additionally 21 April, 5, 26 May and 25 August
g = 15 minutes later Sa, Su (also Bank Holidays, 29-31 December and 2 January)
z = 45 minutes later Sa, Su (also Bank Holidays, 29-31 December and 2 January)
x = 30 minutes later Sa, Su (also Bank Holidays, 29-31 December and 2 January)
Bus and coach boarding points
| LONDON, Victoria Coach Station, Departure Hall |
| LONDON, (Hammersmith) Hammersmith Bridge Road |
| SOUTHAMPTON, University, Highfield Interchange |
| SOUTHAMPTON,, Coach Station, Harbour Parade |
Prices for online tickets
| London to Southampton | Adult | Youth/Senior | Child | BOOK NOW | |||
| Single | Return | Single | Return | Single | Return | ||
| London to Southampton (Standard) |
£12.60 | £20 | £10.10 | £16 | £6.30 | £10 | London to Southampton |
| Southampton to London (Standard) |
£12.60 | £20 | £10.10 | £16 | £6.30 | £10 | Southampton to London |
| London to Southampton (eg. APEX/Funfares) |
from £5.50 one way | from £5.50 one way | from £5.50 one way | London to Southampton |
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| Southampton to London (eg. APEX/Funfares) | from £5.50 one way | from £5.50 one way | from £5.50 one way | Southampton to London | |||
- Age categories: Children: 3-15 years, Seniors: 60+ years. Children aged under 3 travel free.
>>> National Express BUS TO SOUTHAMPTON on-line booking <<<
Timetables and fares...
Coach to Southampton from London by Megabus/Megatrain (SWT)
|
Megabus service number |
▼ | SWT |
SWT | SWT | SWT | SWT | SWT |
| Days of operation | ▼ | MtoSa |
MtoSa | MtoSa | MtoSa | MtoSa | Sa |
| LONDON, Waterloo Train Stn |
Dep. | 5:30 | 7:39 | 9:39 | 11:39 | 13:39 | 21:39 |
| SOUTHAMPTON, Central Train Stn |
Arr. | 7:00 | 9:15 | 11:12 | 13:15 | 15:12 | 23:17 |
M = Monday, T= Tuesday, W = Wednesday, Th = Thursday, Fr = Friday, Sa = Saturday, Su = Sunday
MtoFr = Monday to Friday only, MtoSa = Monday to Saturday only
Coach to London from Southampton by Megabus/Megatrain (SWT)
| Megabus service number | ▼ | SWT | SWT | SWT | SWT | SWT | SWT |
| Days of operation | ▼ | MtoSa | MtoSa | MtoSa | MtoSa | MtoSa | MtoSa |
| SOUTHAMPTON, Central Train Stn | Dep. | 12:55 | 13:55 | 15:55 | 17:55 | 19:55 | 20:55 |
| LONDON, Waterloo Train Stn | Arr. | 14:34 | 15:34 | 17:34 | 19:34 | 21:38 | 22:38 |
MtoSa = Monday to Saturday only
Megatrain boarding points
| LONDON, Waterloo Train Station |
| SOUTHAMPTON, Central Train Station |
Prices for online tickets
| London to Southampton by Megatrain |
Adult | Youth/Senior | Child | BOOK ONLINE NOW | |||
| Single | Return | Single | Return | Single | Return | ||
| London to Southampton | from £1+50p one way | from £1+50p one way | from £1+50p one way | London to Southampton | |||
| Southampton to London |
from £1+50p one way | from £1+50p one way | from £1+50p one way | Southampton to London | |||
- Age categories: Children: 3-15 years, Seniors: 60+ years. Children aged under 3 travel free.
>>> Megabus BUS TO SOUTHAMPTON on-line booking <<<
How to buy tickets online for travel from London to Southampton?
To purchase tickets online for National Express routes you can do it directly at the Europebus home page using a journey planner provided. You can also do it on the National Express website. For South West Trains (Megabus’ partner) connections visit Megabus website. Simply fill out all fields in the journey planner and follow the instructions to buy a ticket. Discounted tickets are also available for youths, children and seniors. If you book early and your travel dates and times are flexible, you may get ticket with a discount. Early booking is highly recommended, because services between London and Southampton are very popular and the coaches are fully booked on some days.
Carriage of luggage and bikes
Luggage policy for the National Express bus to Southampton: The National Express’ coach driver will load and unload customers’ luggage but customers are responsible for seeing their own luggage onto and off the coach on which they are travelling.
Each customer has a free luggage allowance of two medium sized suitcases, weighing no more than 20 kilograms each and 1 piece of hand luggage, which must be located on the shelf above your head or under the passenger seat. >>> NX's BUS TO SOUTHAMPTON on-line booking <<<
Luggage policy for the Megabus bus to Southampton: Megabus/Megatrain doesn’t check luggage or provide receipts for luggage transported on the bus by the passenger. Passengers are advised that Megabus will accept up to one piece of luggage per passenger. For guidance this should be no more than the size of a standard suitcase and should not weigh more than 20kg. Passengers can also take on board one small piece of luggage that must fit either on your lap or under the seat in front of you. >>> Megabus BUS TO SOUTHAMPTON on-line booking <<<
Of course you can take a bike but... In a bike bag as carry-on luggage, semi-dismantled, free of charge. You can take a bicycle with you as carry-on luggage free of charge on any coach, if you put it in a zip-up 'bike bag', with wheels and pedals removed and handlebars turned. Bike bags are available from most cycle shops, for example www.wiggle.co.uk
Overview of alternative transports between London and Southampton. Trains & airlines services within the UK.
If our information is insufficient for you to convince you to travel by coach, or simply you don’t like this transportation arrangement then we encourage you to take advantage of rail or in some cases flight services. If you want to travel for example from London to Southampton or vice versa by train we suggest you to visit the Train Line website, while good flights between British cities are recommend on the Budget Air’s website
Rail services in the UK are fast, frequent and convenient. Tickets can be bought in advance easily via a train reservation service available at the Train Line website
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